2009 Reading #19: Twenty-Six Lies/One Truth
Books 1-10.
11. Girls in Pants: The Third Summer of the Sisterhood by Ann Brashares.
12. Standing Fast: The Autobiography of Roy Wilkins by Roy Wilkins and Tom Mathews.
13. Women, Culture & Politics by Angela Y. Davis.
14. Everyone in Silico by Jim Munroe.
15. Daughters of the North (AKA The Carhullan Army) by Sarah Hall.
16. Petal Pusher: A Rock and Roll Cinderella Story.
17. The Adventures of Amir Hamza, Lord of the Auspicious Planetary Conjunction, by Ghalib Lakhnavi and Abdullah Bilgrami, translated by Musharraf Ali Farooqi.
18. If Ever I Return, Pretty Peggy-O by Sharyn McCrumb.
19. Twenty-Six Lies/One Truth: The Autobiography of a Man Who Has Been Nowhere, Done Nothing and Met Nobody by Ben Peek. Nicely done (and very short) book structured around an alphabetical list (it was based on a series of blog posts). Peek writes very honestly (except not honestly) about his life (maybe) and about the often blurry line between memoir and fiction. Sometimes funny, sometimes heartbreaking. At times a tad off-putting; Peek writes with a certainty and clarity that is usually a strength but occasionally reads as arrogance. That's a minor quibble, though, and overall this is quite a worthwhile book (and published by wheatland_press, so kudos to Deb!).
11. Girls in Pants: The Third Summer of the Sisterhood by Ann Brashares.
12. Standing Fast: The Autobiography of Roy Wilkins by Roy Wilkins and Tom Mathews.
13. Women, Culture & Politics by Angela Y. Davis.
14. Everyone in Silico by Jim Munroe.
15. Daughters of the North (AKA The Carhullan Army) by Sarah Hall.
16. Petal Pusher: A Rock and Roll Cinderella Story.
17. The Adventures of Amir Hamza, Lord of the Auspicious Planetary Conjunction, by Ghalib Lakhnavi and Abdullah Bilgrami, translated by Musharraf Ali Farooqi.
18. If Ever I Return, Pretty Peggy-O by Sharyn McCrumb.
19. Twenty-Six Lies/One Truth: The Autobiography of a Man Who Has Been Nowhere, Done Nothing and Met Nobody by Ben Peek. Nicely done (and very short) book structured around an alphabetical list (it was based on a series of blog posts). Peek writes very honestly (except not honestly) about his life (maybe) and about the often blurry line between memoir and fiction. Sometimes funny, sometimes heartbreaking. At times a tad off-putting; Peek writes with a certainty and clarity that is usually a strength but occasionally reads as arrogance. That's a minor quibble, though, and overall this is quite a worthwhile book (and published by wheatland_press, so kudos to Deb!).